Britten, Benjamin 1913-1976

Overview

Works:	10,900 works in 23,629 publications in 9 languages and 196,388 library holdings
Genres:	Musical settings Biography Criticism, interpretation, etc Juvenile works Music Records and correspondence Diaries Requiems Manuscripts
Roles:	Conductor, Performer, Composer, Arranger, Editor, Instrumentalist, Librettist, Compiler, Creator, Adapter, Author of introduction, Director, Dedicatee, Other, Honoree, Contributor, Bibliographic antecedent, msd, Interviewee, Vocalist, Printer, Recipient, Musician
Classifications:	ML410.B853, B

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Benjamin Britten

Publications by Benjamin Britten

Publications by Benjamin Britten, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Benjamin Britten

Benjamin Britten, his life and operas by Eric Walter White ( Book )
Britten by Michael Kennedy ( Book )
Britten's musical language by Philip Ernst Rupprecht ( )
The music of Benjamin Britten by Peter Evans ( Book )
February house by Sherill Tippins ( Book )

The lives and times of the great composers by Michael Steen ( Book )
Benjamin Britten a bio-bibliography by Stewart R Craggs ( )
Britten by Imogen Holst ( Book )
Benjamin Britten : a biography by Humphrey Carpenter ( Book )
Britten and the Far East Asian influences in the music of Benjamin Britten by Mervyn Cooke ( )
Benjamin Britten the spiritual dimension by Graham Elliott ( )
The music of Britten and Tippett : studies in themes and techniques by Arnold Whittall ( Book )
Benjamin Britten : a commentary on his works from a group of specialists by Donald Mitchell ( Book )
The Cambridge companion to Benjamin Britten by Mervyn Cooke ( Book )
The Britten companion by Christopher Palmer ( Book )
Britten and Auden in the thirties : the year 1936 by Donald Mitchell ( Book )
Letters from a life : the selected letters and diaries of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976 by Benjamin Britten ( Book )
On Mahler and Britten essays in honour of Donald Mitchell on his seventieth birthday ( )
Benjamin Britten by Michael Oliver ( Book )
Benjamin Britten : a life for music by Neil Powell ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Benjamin Britten

Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten ( Recording )
86 editions published between 1958 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,800 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in a small fishing community on the east coast of England, the story of conflict between an individual and a society that sees him as an outsider

Peter Grimes : an opera in three acts and a prologue derived from the poem of George Crabbe : op. 33 by Benjamin Britten ( )
114 editions published between 1900 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,776 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

War requiem, op. 66 by Benjamin Britten ( )
85 editions published between 1362 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 1,500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The wonderful world of music by Benjamin Britten ( Book )
23 editions published between 1958 and 1979 in 3 languages and held by 1,355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A discussion of music, its terminology, history, theory, styles, appreciation, and means used to produce it

War requiem by Benjamin Britten ( Recording )
42 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A ceremony of carols : op. 28 by Benjamin Britten ( )
112 editions published between 1943 and 2002 in 7 languages and held by 1,091 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

War requiem by Benjamin Britten ( Recording )
61 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The young person's guide to the orchestra : variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell : op. 34 by Benjamin Britten ( )
44 editions published between 1926 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,016 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Serenade : for tenor solo, horn, and strings, op. 31 by Benjamin Britten ( )
51 editions published between 1944 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 1,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

War requiem op. 66 by Benjamin Britten ( Recording )
31 editions published between 1975 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 999 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The turn of the screw : op. 54, an opera in a prologue and two acts by Benjamin Britten ( )
58 editions published between 1954 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 979 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The rape of Lucretia = Der Raub der Lukrezia, op. 37 : an opera in two acts by Benjamin Britten ( )
88 editions published between 1946 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 949 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Saint Nicolas : a cantata for tenor solo, mixed chorus, piano duet, strings, percussion and organ [op. 42] by Benjamin Britten ( )
86 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 872 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The little sweep [op. 45] the opera from Let's make an opera, an entertainment for young people by Benjamin Britten ( )
69 editions published between 1949 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 861 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A midsummer night's dream : opera in three acts, op. 64 = Ein Sommernachtstraum by Benjamin Britten ( )
55 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

String quartet no. 2, opus 36 by Benjamin Britten ( )
58 editions published between 1942 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 833 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The turn of the screw by Benjamin Britten ( Recording )
14 editions published between 1957 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The operas of Benjamin Britten : the complete librettos : illustrated with designs of the first productions by Benjamin Britten ( Book )
9 editions published between 1979 and 1989 in English and held by 817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Les illuminations, for soprano or tenor voice and string orchestra by Benjamin Britten ( )
72 editions published between 1940 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 792 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Folksong arrangements by Benjamin Britten ( )
59 editions published between 1943 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 768 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Audience Level

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	Kids	General	Special

Audience level: 0.46 (from 0.07 for The wonder ... to 0.66 for The music ...)

Related Identities

Pears, Peter 1910-1986 Other Singer Performer Translator Adapter Vocalist Editor Librettist Instrumentalist Narrator
English Chamber Orchestra Performer Instrumentalist Musician
Holst, Imogen 1907-1984 Arranger Performer Translator Adapter Conductor Editor Composer
Crozier, Eric Other Librettist Lyricist Collaborator Bibliographic antecedent Editor Creator
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh) 1907-1973 Other Bibliographic antecedent Librettist Lyricist
London Symphony Orchestra Performer Instrumentalist
Shirley-Quirk, John Singer Performer Vocalist
Bedford, Steuart Conductor Performer Instrumentalist Arranger Editor
Piper, Myfanwy Other Librettist Contributor Creator
Slater, Montagu 1902-1956 Other Conductor Librettist Creator